The Midas List

#10 Thomas Ng

01.29.09,
6:00 PM ET

Granite Global Ventures

2008 Rank:14

Age: 54

One of the top financiers for Asia's booming Web industry. Sold 40% of China's e-commerce site Alibaba to Yahoo! for $1 billion in 2005. Currently advises Singaporean Internet telephony firm MediaRing. Also financing the quest for cleaner, better batteries; invested in lithium-ion battery concerns Hyb Co. of Shenzen, China, and Boston Power.